Major share price risers and fallers in London at around 4.00pm
RISERS
Tristel Plc (LON:TSTL) up 11% to 124.5p. Infection prevention company reported a positive trading update for the year ending June following “excellent” overseas trading as well as the acquisition of its Australian distributor.
Asiamet Resources Limited (LON:ARS) up 10% to 2.5p. Drilling at BKM copper dposit in Indonesia continues to hit high grade copper mineralisation in the southern part of the deposit and has confirmed good continuity of higher grades previously reported within the BK058 Zone, the company said.
FALLERS
Alexander Mining PLC (LON:AXM) down 11% at 0.127p. Issue of 15mln shares following exercise of bonus warrants held by Cornhill Capital.
Monitise Plc (LON:MONI), down 4% to 2.66p. The online payments group told investors that FY2017 revenues would be lower than the preceding year amid transition of client contracts onto a new platform.
Major share price risers and fallers in London at around 1:30pm
Risers
Fastjet PLC (LON:FJET), up 49% to 34.5p. Raising just over £19mln at a big premium pushed the African budget airline significantly. The cash is earmarked for a new business plan.
AO World Plc (LON:AO.), up 8.6% to 146p. LET’S GO! The white goods retailed bopped higher after releasing an upbeat statement ahead of this morning’s AGM.
William Hill Plc (LON:WMH), up 8.3% to 298p. Philip Bowcock is taking over as interim chief executive as incumbent James Henderson steps down. The bookie also said it was sticking with previously downgraded guidance.
Fallers
EasyJet Plc (LON:EZJ), down 5.95% to 1,060p. The budget airline blamed 'Brexit', terrorism and strikes for lower revenue in its third quarter.
Wizz Air Plc (LON:WIZZ), down 5.9% to 1,435p. A further descent for the European airline, which yesterday revealed it would pare UK growth plans because of Brexit.
Metminco Plc (LON:MNC), down 5.7% to 0.16p. The South America focussed copper group gave an update on its newly acquired Miraflores deposit in Colombia, where it is mulling a move underground.
Major share price risers and fallers in London at around 9:30am
Risers
The Mission Marketing Group Plc (LON:TMMG), up 8.8% to 37p. The marketing group said it expects ‘double digit’ (percentage) growth as a result of organic expansion and acquisitions.
Science in Sport Plc (LON:SIS), up 8.5% to 51p. The nutrition and supplements group announced a 24% rise in first half sales to £6.48mln, with online orders said to be particularly strong.
Empresaria Group plc (LON:EMR), up 7.7% to 91p. The specialist staffing group is course to meet expectations for 2016 thanks to strong international trading, which should more than offset the Brexit related slowdown in the UK through May and June.
Fallers
Osirium Technologies Plc (LON:OSI), down 12.8% to 163.5p. The cyber security group, which joined AIM in April, flagged slightly lower revenue and a larger operating loss for 2016. House broker Panmure emphasised that Osirium has a subscription model, so it says bookings (which rose about 45%) should be the critical KPI.
WH IRELAND Group Plc (LON:WHI), down 6.25% to 82.5p. The stockbroker’s turnover fell to £12mln for the first half, versus £15.9mln in same period last year. Chairman Tim Steel said the broker “continues to undergo significant transformational change”.
Monitise Plc (LON:MONI), down 6% to 2.6p. The online payments group told investors that FY2017 revenues would be lower than the preceding year amid transition of client contracts onto a new platform.